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ERIC Number: ED280460
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Nov
Pages: 39
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Ideas for Integrating the Microcomputer with Elementary Instruction. Activity Descriptions from the Forum Series (Portland, Oregon, October-November, 1986).
Pollard, James
In October and November 1986, the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) sponsored a series of forums for elementary teachers to share ideas about the use of computers in the classroom. During the forums, each teacher took from 15 to 30 minutes to explain how he or she taught the lesson that was being shared. The informality of the sessions allowed interaction among the participants throughout the presentations, with many ideas spinning off from the one being presented. Applications described included the use of: (1) a word processor, Magic Slate, to write and illustrate a book; (2) a database management system, PFS:File, for multicultural education; (3) a computer simulation, Island, to study geography; (4) Mastertype, courseware in an arcade game format, for keyboard instruction; (5) the programming language, Logo, to teach basic programming skills; and (6) a database program, Book Worm, to do online book reports. Specifics such as grade, ability levels, and hardware arrangement are given for each project. Brief descriptions are also provided for each project, and additional materials are included for PFS:File and Book Worm. (MES)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Technology Program.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
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